# A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

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- Authors: [Nathan Thrall](https://www.bookquiver.com/nathan-thrall)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2023-10-03

## Description

Milad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits: his bus is involved in a horrific accident. His father, Abed, rushes to the chaotic site, only to find Milad has already been taken away. Abed sets off on a journey to learn Milad's fate, navigating a maze of physical, emotional, and bureaucratic obstacles he must face as a Palestinian. Interwoven with Abed's odyssey are the stories of Jewish and Palestinian characters whose lives and pasts unexpectedly converge: a kindergarten teacher and a mechanic who rescue children from the burning bus; an Israeli army commander and a Palestinian official who confront the aftermath at the scene of the crash; a settler paramedic; ultra-Orthodox emergency service workers; and two mothers who each hope to claim one severely injured boy. A Day in the Life of Abed Salama is a deeply immersive, stunningly detailed portrait of life in Israel and Palestine, and an illumination of the reality of one of the most contested places on earth.

## Editions

### A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 978-18-0206-004-1
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2024-08-01
- Language: en_GB

### A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: audio
- Length: 6 h 44 min
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- ISBN: 978-18-0206-601-2
- Published: 2023-11-16
- Language: en_GB

### A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-18-0206-005-8
- Published: 2023-10-03
- Language: en_GB